Book of Heroes: A Storybook Brawl Podcast
97 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -Book of Heroes is a podcast focused on the Storybook Brawl game. Each week, we discuss strategies, archetypes, and tips and tricks to improve your play.
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15 - Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Positioning
January 19, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBThis week, Jesse and Sidney dive deep into the strategy of positioning your team in Storybook Brawl. We cover different character sizes and abilities, explaining which "slots" different types of characters work best in. We then go in-depth on specific characters (and treasures!) that present positioning challenges such as Princess Peep, Copycat, and Riverwish Mermaid. Finally, we discuss the subtle changes you can make to your board to play around opponents' effects like Baby Dragon and Fire...
15: Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Positioning
January 19, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBThis week, Jesse and Sidney dive deep into the strategy of positioning your team in Storybook Brawl. We cover different character sizes and abilities, explaining which "slots" different types of characters work best in. We then go in-depth on specific characters (and treasures!) that present positioning challenges such as Princess Peep, Copycat, and Riverwish Mermaid. Finally, we discuss the subtle changes you can make to your board to play around opponents' effects like Baby Dragon and Fire...
Episode 15: Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Positioning
January 19, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBThis week, Jesse and Sidney dive deep into the strategy of positioning your team in Storybook Brawl. We cover different character sizes and abilities, explaining which "slots" different types of characters work best in. We then go in-depth on specific characters (and treasures!) that present positioning challenges such as Princess Peep, Copycat, Riverwish Mermaid, and Tree of Life. Finally, we discuss the subtle changes you can make to your board to play around opponents' effects like Baby D...
Episode 14: How to Play the Free Heroes
January 12, 2022 01:44 - 51 minutes - 51.9 MBThis week, Jesse and Sidney walk you through playing all eight of Storybook Brawl's free-to-play heroes: Mrs. Claus, Krampus, Jack's Giant, The Fates, Pup the Magic Dragon, Geppetto, Merlin, and Hoard Dragon. For each hero, we cover overall power rankings, the overarching game plan, and specific characters and treasures that synergize with the hero's power. You can see hero placement statistics at Data Driven Gaming. Please feel free to join our Discord! You can contact us by email at boo...
14: How to Play the Free Heroes
January 12, 2022 01:44 - 51 minutes - 51.9 MBThis week, Jesse and Sidney walk you through playing all eight of Storybook Brawl's free-to-play heroes: Mrs. Claus, Krampus, Jack's Giant, The Fates, Pup the Magic Dragon, Geppetto, Merlin, and Hoard Dragon. For each hero, we cover power rankings, the game plan, and specific characters and treasures that synergize with your hero power. You can see hero placement statistics at Data Driven Gaming. Please feel free to join our Discord! You can contact us by email at [email protected]...
14 - How to Play the Free Heroes
January 12, 2022 01:44 - 51 minutes - 51.9 MBThis week, Jesse and Sidney walk you through playing all eight of Storybook Brawl's free-to-play heroes: Mrs. Claus, Krampus, Jack's Giant, The Fates, Pup the Magic Dragon, Geppetto, Merlin, and Hoard Dragon. For each hero, we cover power rankings, the game plan, and specific characters and treasures that synergize with your hero power. You can see hero placement statistics at Data Driven Gaming. Please feel free to join our Discord! You can contact us by email at [email protected]...
Episode 13: Metagame Update and Level Two Treasures
January 05, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 99.7 MBThis week, Jesse is out sick so Sidney goes it alone! This episode covers two different topics - an overview of the current metagame prior to the tournament on January 8, then a review of every single level two treasure in the game. Sidney explains when and why you would make each of these picks along with discussing the ins and outs of more complicated treasures like Noble Steed and Piggy Bank. If you're listening from the future and want to skip to the treasure discussion, it starts at 19...
13: Metagame Update and Level Two Treasures
January 05, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 99.7 MBThis week, Jesse is out sick so Sidney goes it alone! This episode covers two different topics - an overview of the metagame prior to the January 8 tournament, then a review of every single level two treasure in the game. Sidney explains when and why you want each treasure along with the ins and outs of complicated treasures like Noble Steed and Piggy Bank. If you're listening from the future and want to skip to the treasure discussion, it starts at 19:38. Hero winrates are drawn from Data...
13 - Metagame Update and Level Two Treasures
January 05, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 99.7 MBThis week, Jesse is out sick so Sidney goes it alone! This episode covers two different topics - an overview of the metagame prior to the January 8 tournament, then a review of every single level two treasure in the game. Sidney explains when and why you want each treasure along with the ins and outs of complicated treasures like Noble Steed and Piggy Bank. If you're listening from the future and want to skip to the treasure discussion, it starts at 19:38. Hero winrates are drawn from Data...
Episode 12: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Players
December 29, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes - 30.7 MBThis week, Jesse and Sidney cover the top seven habits for you to improve your Storybook Brawl gameplay. We offer actionable tips on spending your gold efficiently, tracking the other players in your lobby, adopting a winning mindset, and more! The tracker app we mentioned is SBB Tracker. Exploding Mittens, the treasure mentioned in this episode, was removed from the game after the episode was recorded in patch 65.10. Please feel free to join our Discord! You can contact us by email at b...
12 - The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Players
December 29, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes - 30.7 MBThis week, Jesse and Sidney cover the top seven habits for you to improve your Storybook Brawl gameplay. We offer actionable tips on spending your gold efficiently, tracking the other players in your lobby, adopting a winning mindset, and more! The tracker app we mentioned is SBB Tracker. Exploding Mittens, the treasure mentioned in this episode, was removed from the game after the episode was recorded in patch 65.10. Please feel free to join our Discord! You can contact us by email at b...
12: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Players
December 29, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes - 30.7 MBThis week, Jesse and Sidney cover the top seven habits for you to improve your Storybook Brawl gameplay. We offer actionable tips on spending your gold efficiently, tracking the other players in your lobby, adopting a winning mindset, and more! The tracker app we mentioned is SBB Tracker. Exploding Mittens, the treasure mentioned in this episode, was removed from the game after the episode was recorded in patch 65.10. Please feel free to join our Discord! You can contact us by email at b...
11 - Mrs. Claus‘s Holiday Mailbag
December 22, 2021 00:00 - 36 minutes - 36.4 MBIn this episode, Jesse and Sidney take a break from our usual hard-hitting strategy discussion to answer listener questions! We discuss the organized play structure for 2022, introduce ourselves to our listeners, compare "playing to win" and "playing to top four," and much more. Plus, learn the podcast origin story and some of our alternative names (Sidney votes for "The Princes Charming."). Note that the December qualifier mentioned in this episode was postponed to January 8-9. Books ment...
11: Mrs. Claus‘s Holiday Mailbag
December 22, 2021 00:00 - 36 minutes - 36.4 MBIn this episode, Jesse and Sidney take a break from our usual hard-hitting strategy discussion to answer listener questions! We discuss the organized play structure for 2022, introduce ourselves to our listeners, compare "playing to win" and "playing to top four," and much more. Plus, learn the podcast origin story and some of our alternative names (Sidney votes for "The Princes Charming."). Note that the December qualifier mentioned in this episode was postponed to January 8-9. Books ment...
Episode 11: Mrs. Claus‘s Holiday Mailbag
December 22, 2021 00:00 - 36 minutes - 36.4 MBIn this episode, Jesse and Sidney take a break from our usual hard-hitting strategy discussion to answer listener questions! We discuss the organized play structure for 2022, introduce ourselves to our listeners, compare "playing to win" and "playing to top four," and much more. Plus, learn the podcast origin story and some of our alternative names (Sidney votes for "The Princes Charming."). Note that the December qualifier mentioned in this episode was postponed to January 8-9. Books ment...
10 - A Spell in the Hand is Worth Two in the Shop (Gwen, Mask, Headless Horseman)
December 15, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 73.4 MBIn this episode, Jesse and Sidney guide you through playing the three heroes that start with spells in their hand - Gwen, Mask, and Headless Horseman. We cover the best timing and targets for Gwen's Knighthood, the premiere picks to Dream into with Mask, and... well, we gave Headless Horseman a fair shot. Maybe he'll get better next patch. One thing we forgot to include - casting Knighthood on a character targeted by Mixiwizzle will retain the Mixawizzle transformation, so Mixawizzle is a v...
10 - A Spell in the Hand is Worth Two in the Shop
December 15, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 73.4 MBIn this episode, Jesse and Sidney guide you through playing the three heroes that start with spells in their hand - Gwen, Mask, and Headless Horseman. We cover the best timing and targets for Gwen's Knighthood, the premiere picks to Dream into with Mask, and... well, we gave Headless Horseman a fair shot. Maybe he'll get better next patch. One thing we forgot to include - casting Knighthood on a character targeted by Mixiwizzle will retain the Mixawizzle transformation, so Mixawizzle is a v...
Episode 10: A Spell in the Hand is Worth Two in the Shop
December 15, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 73.4 MBIn this episode, Jesse and Sidney guide you through playing the three heroes that start with spells in their hand - Gwen, Mask, and Headless Horseman. We cover the best timing and targets for Gwen's Knighthood, the premiere picks to Dream into with Mask, and... well, we gave Headless Horseman a fair shot. Maybe he'll get better next patch. One thing we forgot to include - casting Knighthood on a character targeted by Mixiwizzle will retain the Mixawizzle transformation, so Mixawizzle is a v...
10: A Spell in the Hand is Worth Two in the Shop
December 15, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 73.4 MBIn this episode, Jesse and Sidney guide you through playing the three heroes that start with spells in their hand - Gwen, Mask, and Headless Horseman. We cover the best timing and targets for Gwen's Knighthood, the premiere picks to Dream into with Mask, and... well, we gave Headless Horseman a fair shot. Maybe he'll get better next patch. One thing we forgot to include - casting Knighthood on a character targeted by Mixiwizzle will retain the Mixawizzle transformation, so Mixawizzle is a v...
9 - Holding Out for a Hero
December 08, 2021 00:00 - 43 minutes - 44.2 MBIn this week's episode, Jesse and Sidney guide you through the very first choice you'll make in a game of Storybook Brawl - hero selection! We cover the mechanics of picking a hero, how to evaluate different hero choices, and the role of data in hero selection, along with some of our favorite heroes. Please submit questions for our holiday mailbag, which we'll be recording on December 12! We'll be looking for submissions on Discord, Reddit, Twitter, or by email. Check out Data Driven Gamin...
Episode 9: Holding Out for a Hero
December 08, 2021 00:00 - 43 minutes - 44.2 MBIn this week's episode, Jesse and Sidney guide you through the very first choice you'll make in a game of Storybook Brawl - hero selection! We cover the mechanics of picking a hero, how to evaluate different hero choices, and the role of data in hero selection, along with some of our favorite heroes. Please submit questions for our holiday mailbag, which we'll be recording on December 12! We'll be looking for submissions on Discord, Reddit, Twitter, or by email. Check out Data Driven Gamin...
9: Holding Out for a Hero
December 08, 2021 00:00 - 43 minutes - 44.2 MBIn this week's episode, Jesse and Sidney guide you through the very first choice you'll make in a game of Storybook Brawl - hero selection! We cover the mechanics of picking a hero, how to evaluate different hero choices, and the role of data in hero selection, along with some of our favorite heroes. Please submit questions for our holiday mailbag, which we'll be recording on December 12! We'll be looking for submissions on Discord, Reddit, Twitter, or by email. Check out Data Driven Gamin...
8: Winning with Last Breath
December 01, 2021 00:00 - 59 minutes - 58.7 MBThis week, Jesse and Sidney cover the powerful Last Breath ability in Storybook Brawl. We begin with a guide to the Copycat strategy, then discuss the best ways to use characters and heroes including Wretched Mummy, Good Boy, Croc Bait, Trophy Hunter, and more! Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/JSqYsf7emj Twitter: @BookofHeroesSBB Email: [email protected]
8 - Winning with Last Breath
December 01, 2021 00:00 - 59 minutes - 58.7 MBThis week, Jesse and Sidney cover the powerful Last Breath ability in Storybook Brawl. We begin with a guide to the Copycat strategy, then discuss the best ways to use characters and heroes including Wretched Mummy, Good Boy, Croc Bait, Trophy Hunter, and more! Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/JSqYsf7emj Twitter: @BookofHeroesSBB Email: [email protected]
Episode 8: Winning with Last Breath
December 01, 2021 00:00 - 59 minutes - 58.7 MBThis week, Jesse and Sidney cover the powerful Last Breath ability in Storybook Brawl. We begin with a guide to the Copycat strategy, then discuss the best ways to use characters and heroes including Wretched Mummy, Good Boy, Croc Bait, Trophy Hunter, and more! Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/JSqYsf7emj Twitter: @BookofHeroesSBB Email: [email protected]
7 - Teching to Win
November 24, 2021 00:00 - 47 minutes - 48.1 MBThis week, Jesse and Sidney discuss the fine art of "teching" in Storybook Brawl. We explain how to modify your build to counter an opponent - learning from your losses, identifying which characters to replace, and picking specific characters and spells to undermine your opponent's strengths. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/JSqYsf7emj Twitter: @BookofHeroesSBB Email: [email protected]
Episode 7: Teching to Win
November 24, 2021 00:00 - 47 minutes - 48.1 MBThis week, Jesse and Sidney discuss the fine art of "teching" in Storybook Brawl. We explain how to modify your build to counter an opponent - learning from your losses, identifying which characters to replace, and picking specific characters and spells to undermine your opponent's strengths. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/JSqYsf7emj Twitter: @BookofHeroesSBB Email: [email protected]
7: Teching to Win
November 24, 2021 00:00 - 47 minutes - 48.1 MBThis week, Jesse and Sidney discuss the fine art of "teching" in Storybook Brawl. We explain how to modify your build to counter an opponent - learning from your losses, identifying which characters to replace, and picking specific characters and spells to undermine your opponent's strengths. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/JSqYsf7emj Twitter: @BookofHeroesSBB Email: [email protected]
6 - Starting at Level Three
November 17, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 58 MBThis week on Book of Heroes, Jesse and Sidney cover the two heroes in Storybook Brawl that start at level three! Peter Pants and Skip, the Time Skipper are among the more difficult heroes to play, and we break them down with an explanation of strategic priorities, specific builds in the early, middle, and end game, and specific characters and treasures to pick up. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/JSqYsf7emj Twitter: @BookofHeroesSBB Email: [email protected]
6: Starting at Level Three
November 17, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 58 MBThis week on Book of Heroes, Jesse and Sidney cover the two heroes in Storybook Brawl that start at level three! Peter Pants and Skip, the Time Skipper are among the more difficult heroes to play, and we break them down with an explanation of strategic priorities, specific builds in the early, middle, and end game, and specific characters and treasures to pick up. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/JSqYsf7emj Twitter: @BookofHeroesSBB Email: [email protected]
6 - Starting at Level Three (Peter Pants, Skip)
November 17, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 58 MBThis week on Book of Heroes, Jesse and Sidney cover the two heroes in Storybook Brawl that start at level three! Peter Pants and Skip, the Time Skipper are among the more difficult heroes to play, and we break them down with an explanation of strategic priorities, specific builds in the early, middle, and end game, and specific characters and treasures to pick up. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/JSqYsf7emj Twitter: @BookofHeroesSBB Email: [email protected]
Episode 6: Starting at Level Three
November 17, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 58 MBThis week on Book of Heroes, Jesse and Sidney cover the two heroes in Storybook Brawl that start at level three! Both Peter Pants and Skip, the Time Skipper are among the more difficult heroes to play, and we break them down with an explanation of strategic priorities, specific builds in the early, middle, and end game, and specific characters and treasures to prioritize. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/JSqYsf7emj Twitter: @BookofHeroesSBB Email: [email protected]
Episode 5: Learning the Late Game - Treasures
November 10, 2021 03:14 - 55 minutes - 54.6 MBThis week, Jesse and Sidney conclude our look into the late game with a review of the treasures available at levels five, six, and seven - when and how much you want each one. We also answer some listener questions and Sidney explains how the Prisoner's Dillema applies to Fairy Queen's Wand! Read the new patch notes here! Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/JSqYsf7emj Twitter: @bookofheroessbb Email: [email protected]
5: Learning the Late Game - Treasures
November 10, 2021 03:14 - 55 minutes - 54.6 MBThis week, Jesse and Sidney conclude our look into the late game with a review of the treasures available at levels five, six, and seven - when and how much you want each one. We also answer some listener questions and Sidney explains how the Prisoner's Dilemma applies to Fairy Queen's Wand! Read the new patch notes here! Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/JSqYsf7emj Twitter: @bookofheroessbb Email: [email protected]
5 - Learning the Late Game - Treasures
November 10, 2021 03:14 - 55 minutes - 54.6 MBThis week, Jesse and Sidney conclude our look into the late game with a review of the treasures available at levels five, six, and seven - when and how much you want each one. We also answer some listener questions and Sidney explains how the Prisoner's Dilemma applies to Fairy Queen's Wand! Read the new patch notes here! Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/JSqYsf7emj Twitter: @bookofheroessbb Email: [email protected]
4 - Learning the Late Game - Characters and Spells
November 03, 2021 02:29 - 57 minutes - 55.8 MBIn this week's episode, Jesse and Sidney take a deep dive into level six strategy in Storybook Brawl. After covering the basics of late-game decision-making, we review all of the level six characters and spells - plus a few more at lower levels - to give you the information you need to come out on top. Join our new Discord! https://discord.gg/kbMztB43 Twitter: @bookofheroessbb Email: [email protected] It Was All A Dream notes: https://old.reddit.com/r/StorybookBrawl/comments/qike...
4: Learning the Late Game - Characters and Spells
November 03, 2021 02:29 - 57 minutes - 55.8 MBIn this week's episode, Jesse and Sidney take a deep dive into level six strategy in Storybook Brawl. After covering the basics of late-game decision-making, we review all of the level six characters and spells - plus a few more at lower levels - to give you the information you need to come out on top. Join our new Discord! https://discord.gg/kbMztB43 Twitter: @bookofheroessbb Email: [email protected] It Was All A Dream notes: https://old.reddit.com/r/StorybookBrawl/comments/qike...
Episode 4: Learning the Late Game - Characters and Spells
November 03, 2021 02:29 - 57 minutes - 55.8 MBIn this week's episode, Jesse and Sidney take a deep dive into level six strategy in Storybook Brawl. After covering the basics of late-game decision-making, we review all of the level six characters and spells - plus a few more at lower levels - to give you the information you need to come out on top. Join our new Discord! https://discord.gg/kbMztB43 Twitter: @bookofheroessbb Email: [email protected] It Was All A Dream notes: https://old.reddit.com/r/StorybookBrawl/comments/qike...
3: Finding Your Archetype
October 26, 2021 23:00 - 52 minutes - 76 MBThis week, Jesse and Sidney guide you through finding a mid-game archetype in Storybook Brawl. We talk about overall midgame strategy, then cover eight different archetypes - their strengths, weaknesses, most important characters and treasures, and the endgame transition. Twitter: @BookofHeroesSBB Email: [email protected] New patch resources: MrHuDat video: https://youtu.be/hc6849hGKZ8 SBBHub article: https://www.sbbhub.com/2021/10/19/patch-0-63-4-breakdown/ SirSalty article on S...
Episode 3: Finding Your Archetype
October 26, 2021 23:00 - 52 minutes - 76 MBThis week, Jesse and Sidney guide you through finding a mid-game archetype in Storybook Brawl. We talk about overall midgame strategy, then cover eight different archetypes - their strengths, weaknesses, most important characters and treasures, and the endgame transition. Twitter: @BookofHeroesSBB Email: [email protected] New patch resources: MrHuDat video: https://youtu.be/hc6849hGKZ8 SBBHub article: https://www.sbbhub.com/2021/10/19/patch-0-63-4-breakdown/ SirSalty article on S...
3 - Finding Your Archetype
October 26, 2021 23:00 - 52 minutes - 76 MBThis week, Jesse and Sidney guide you through finding a mid-game archetype in Storybook Brawl. We talk about overall midgame strategy, then cover eight different archetypes - their strengths, weaknesses, most important characters and treasures, and the endgame transition. Twitter: @BookofHeroesSBB Email: [email protected] New patch resources: MrHuDat video: https://youtu.be/hc6849hGKZ8 SBBHub article: https://www.sbbhub.com/2021/10/19/patch-0-63-4-breakdown/ SirSalty article on S...
2 - Mastering the Early Game
October 20, 2021 01:39 - 29 minutes - 23.9 MBOn this episode, we take an in-depth look at early game strategy in Storybook Brawl. Jesse and Sidney break down your goals in the first three turns, review each level 2 character and spell in the game, and go through an actual play example. Twitter: @BookofHeroesSBB Email: [email protected]
2: Mastering the Early Game
October 20, 2021 01:39 - 29 minutes - 23.9 MBOn this episode, we take an in-depth look at early game strategy in Storybook Brawl. Jesse and Sidney break down your goals in the first three turns, review each level 2 character and spell in the game, and go through an actual play example. Twitter: @BookofHeroesSBB Email: [email protected]
Episode 2: Mastering the Early Game
October 20, 2021 01:39 - 29 minutes - 23.9 MBOn this episode, we take an in-depth look at early game strategy in Storybook Brawl. Jesse and Sidney break down your goals in the first three turns, review each level 2 character and spell in the game, and go through an actual play example. Twitter: @BookofHeroesSBB Email: [email protected]
Episode 1: Introduction to Storybook Brawl
October 13, 2021 02:58 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBIn this episode of Book of Heroes, Jesse and Sidney break down the game of Storybook Brawl. We talk about why we like the game, take a deep dive into the game mechanics, and discuss some core elements of Storybook Brawl strategy. Strategy discussion starts at 16:45 Twitter: @BookofHeroesSBB Email: [email protected] Official Storybook Brawl discord: discord.com/invite/SJJSBMS View game elements: hatball.com
1 - Introduction to Storybook Brawl
October 13, 2021 02:58 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBIn this episode of Book of Heroes, Jesse and Sidney break down the game of Storybook Brawl. We talk about why we like the game, take a deep dive into the game mechanics, and discuss some core elements of Storybook Brawl strategy. Strategy discussion starts at 16:45 Twitter: @BookofHeroesSBB Email: [email protected] Official Storybook Brawl discord: discord.com/invite/SJJSBMS View game elements: hatball.com
1: Introduction to Storybook Brawl
October 13, 2021 02:58 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBIn this episode of Book of Heroes, Jesse and Sidney break down the game of Storybook Brawl. We talk about why we like the game, take a deep dive into the game mechanics, and discuss some core elements of Storybook Brawl strategy. Strategy discussion starts at 16:45 Twitter: @BookofHeroesSBB Email: [email protected] Official Storybook Brawl discord: discord.com/invite/SJJSBMS View game elements: hatball.com